The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-21
A DISSATISFIED GENERAL.
Criticism on a Chicago Panorama by 6
Famous Veteran.

Famous Veteran.
From the Chicago Times.
A squint-eyed old follow approached the
manager of the cyclorama of the Battle Of
Shiloh, in Chicago, and said:
"They tell me that you've got Gen jim
Fagan's pictur in thar-Fagan, of Arkan,
saw"
"We have" tho manager replied.
"Wall, I'd like TO see it a mint. Don't
kere anything about seein' any of the rest
of the pictur's, but jest nachully banker
after seeing Jim's.n
You know the General, do you"
~ oughter. Don't you"
"No, / have never seen him. Step this
wayn
The manager conducted the visitor to q
position from which he could get good
view of the gallant Arkausaw soldier.
(Which is Jim"
"The one on the horse waving his sword ,
the manager replied, somewhat disappointed
| at the visitors failure to recognize the like
ness.
THAT Teller chargin' down thereg"
"Yesn
The visitor slowly shook his head and in
| a sad voice remarked: II am badly disap
| pointed.
q am told that it's an excellent picture, u
said the manager.
"Oh, yes, the pictur's all right-mighty
fine pictur; but it don't look like him"
You must be mistaken, sir"
"Wall, l just amt. You don't know me
do youn
81 do not
''WalI, sir, I'm Central Faganm
rs it possibleF the manager exclaimed
ut looks nightly that way the visitor
replied. "rm the man that pictur's in,
| tended to represent, but III leave it to any
man in this town if it looks like me. Ihavc
hearn good deal about this picture and
while here | thought would satisfy myself
in regard to it. It's bl'leSque on me, any
| body can tell that and under a recent
decision of the Supreme Court OF
! this State can have it TUX outer
there, and out she must come. | amt
| jokin', Cap'n," he added as the manager
attempted, though with somewhat of q
sickly result, to smile at what he hoped was
a jest. mo, sir, | AM III rs dead, cold
| earnest as ever man was. For several
| years, now, I've been held up to ridicule by
that fly up-the-creek, and I'm getting tired
of it, especially as [ have decided to come
out as candidate for Governor of my State
! and as there are good many Democrats IN
! Arkansaw that were i'll the Federal army
| thrfo' it amt meet, as the Scripturs say
| for me to run as a war-norse, Take out
|
that pictur, Cap'n."
| "My dear General, =" replied the now thor.
Oughly aroused manager, II am very sorry
that you object to your picture being here
but, really, don't see how | can take it out
| The war is an issue of the passionate past
and don't think that any sensible man will
vote against you simply by being reminded
| of the conspicuous part you bore in the
great struggle"
That's very true, Cap'n. Sensible men
mout not vote agin me, but I have never
! seed the State yit where sensible men air il
the majority. Send fur a Teller with a
bucket of paint, please, for [ want to sec
that cartoon wiped out. To tell you the
truth" continued the General, after a few
moments reflection, las you seem to be q
purity good sort of teller, | would let it stay
but then all the expense of this here trip
would be gone fur nothin'."
"What has the trip cost you" the man
ager eagerly asked.
Let me see. Well, about 25n
'I'll give you SIS if you will withdraw
your objections"
Il hate to do it arter havin' come so fur :
81 know that, but you can console your.
self with the thought that after arriving
here you took a more sensible Wow of The
matter
YES, l can do that. Well, give me the
money, and dinged if don't go home-that
is, eff you'll promise to say nothing about
this here affair"
The manager gave the General $25 and
earnestly pledged himself to say nothing.
The next day an acquaintance, while talk
ing with the manager, remarked:
THAT was a comical looking old fellow
you had up here yesterday"
''Do you know HING
'Not very we'll stayed al night at his
house some time ago. HIS name is Babrack,
and he runs a sort of one-horse distillery
and breaches occasionally down i'll Mis-
souri,